Massachusetts (2020) House Bill 5250, Section 92

• Authority: Massachusetts
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2021-01-14

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Increased inequality and decline in employment

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with limited focus on socioeconomic impacts of AI and automation. Coverage is concentrated in subdomain 6.2 (Increased inequality and decline in employment quality) with implicit references to workforce displacement concerns. Other risk domains are not substantially addressed.

Sector coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Information
• Finance & Insurance
• Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
• Professional & Technical Services
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Management, Administrative & Support Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
• Accommodation, Food & Other Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document does not govern specific sectors but rather establishes a commission to study the impact of AI and automation across all industries. The commission is mandated to gather data from 'major industrial sectors in every region of the commonwealth,' indicating a cross-sectoral study approach rather than sector-specific governance.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative instrument establishing a special commission with specific mandates, composition requirements, and reporting obligations. The use of 'shall' throughout indicates mandatory legal obligations.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Massachusetts Legislature (House of Representatives)
• Summary: This is House Bill 5250 from the Massachusetts Legislature, indicating it was proposed by the legislative body through the standard legislative process.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Special commission members appointed by various government officials including president of the senate, speaker of the house, minority leaders, governor, attorney general, and co-chairs
• Summary: The document establishes a special commission and specifies its composition, making the commission members themselves the primary targets who must fulfill the mandated study and reporting requirements.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Massachusetts Legislature (clerks of the senate and house of representatives, joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, joint committee on labor and workforce development)
• Summary: The legislative bodies and joint committees are designated as recipients of the commission's report, implicitly giving them oversight and enforcement authority over the commission's compliance with its mandates.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Executive office of labor and workforce development; joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies; joint committee on labor and workforce development
• Summary: The executive office of labor and workforce development is designated to collaborate with the commission, and the joint committees are designated to receive reports, indicating monitoring responsibilities.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not govern specific AI lifecycle stages as it establishes a study commission rather than regulating AI development or deployment. The commission's mandate is to study impacts and make recommendations, not to regulate AI systems directly.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document mentions artificial intelligence and automation as subjects of study but does not define or regulate specific AI technical concepts. It focuses on studying workforce impacts rather than governing AI systems themselves.